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Vietnamese vs Cebuano


Cebuano vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
Philippines  

Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Chinese Language  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
37  
19
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Hoy  

Thank You
Cam on  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
xin vui lòng  
Palihug  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
Babay  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
11
21,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
9
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
8
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
20.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
vietnamien  
cebuano  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
16th century  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
14  
13
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Cebuano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
vie  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
vie  
ceb  

Glottocode
viet1252  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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Vietnamese and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Cebuano language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Vietnamese and Cebuano Language History.

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Vietnamese and Cebuano Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Vietnamese and Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and Cebuano language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Vietnamese vs Cebuano Difficulty

The Vietnamese vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Cebuano Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Vietnamese and Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.

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